DATES: JUNE 2026

OBJECTIVES: Pollution was also present in the past. Archaeological human skeletons, texts and peat bogs help us uncover it and understand how it affected the people who lived then.

If you are interested in learning more about our ancestors’ relationship with metals, the impact they had on their health and how, from the University of Santiago de Compostela, science helps us discover all these details about the past, come to this exhibition

WHERE: Centro Sociocultural Maruxa e Coralia. Praza de Salvador Parga, 4 – Santiago de Compostela

The proposed activity revolves around the study of motherhood and childhood in the ancient Mediterranean world, applying a gender perspective and an interdisciplinary approach that draws on diverse disciplines. The program will be developed through lectures by renowned specialists who will address the topic from the perspectives of historical and sociocultural studies, as well as physical anthropology and archaeology.

Direction: Irune Valderrábano González, Jacobo Rodríguez Garrido and Olalla López Costas (CRETUS – USC) 

Secretary: Marta Colmenares Prado (CRETUS – USC) 

Total number of places: 30

Single price (total price of the activity) €70

Registration Limited places available with waiting list Reduced rate Reduced rate, applicable to university, high school or vocational training students, pensioners, unemployed individuals, members of the USC Alumni Association, and USC teaching and research staff: €40.